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If you think that you had seen everything in the first half of the TATA IPL 2024, then you were not ready for the carnage that Sunrisers Hyderabad openers made on Wednesday at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. And this time it was the Lucknow Super Giants who were on the receiving end of it.
SRH went on to make 167 runs within 10 overs to register what could possibly be one of the most dominating chases ever seen. The game started with KL Rahul winning the toss and deciding to bat first. But Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled an exceptional spell of 2/12, and LSG finished the powerplay without hitting a boundary.
They were 73/4 in 13 overs. But Ayush Badoni and Nicholas Pooran added an unbeaten 99 runs in 8.4 overs to take LSG to a respectable total of 165/4. Badoni made 55* off 30 balls, while Pooran scored 26-ball 48 runs.
The pitch looked very slow in the first inning, and it looked like this total would be challenging for SRH. But what happened next became history. Both SRH openers made a mockery of LSG bowlers and smashed them to all parts of the ground.
Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma added 167 runs in just 9.4 overs to register the fastest ever IPL chase for 150 or more runs. This win gave SRH two important points and also boosted their NRR. Head made 89 off 30, and Abhishek slammed a 28-ball 75 run.
Let’s take a look at the award winners of this close match.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants Award Winners, Man of the Match IPL 2024
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants EV Electric Striker of the Match
Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni played at a strike rate of around 190, and Abhishek scored runs at a strike rate of 270. But the EV Electric Striker of the Match award goes to Travis Head, who hit a 16-ball fifty, made 89* off 30 balls at an incredible strike rate of 296.67, and was unstoppable in the match.
The Punch.ev Electric Striker of the Match between Sunrisers Hyderabad & Lucknow Super Giants goes to Travis Head.#TATAIPL | @Tataev | #PunchevElectricStriker | #BeyondEveryday | #SRHvLSG pic.twitter.com/5vbnhxYlx9
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 8, 2024
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants Fantasy Player of the Match
It was a brilliant day for SRH, largely because their openers batted. Abhishek scored a 19-ball fifty and made 75 runs. He collected 113 fantasy points. Meanwhile, Head, who scored the most runs in the match, collected 131 points to win the Fantasy Player of the Match award.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants Angel One Super 6s of the Match
LSG hit only four sixes in the entire game, and SRH hit four sixes on the first 19 balls. SRH smashed 14 sixes in total, and it was Travis Head who hit 8 sixes alone. As a result, he won the Angel One Super 6s of the Match award.
Stand and applaud this incredible striking 🤯
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 8, 2024
Every ball is getting dispatched in Hyderabad!
Watch the match LIVE on @StarSportsIndia and @JioCinema 💻📱#TATAIPL | #SRHvLSG pic.twitter.com/df08w0pzMG
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants On-the-Go 4s of the Match award
Head and Abhishek Sharma hit 8 boundaries each in their innings. But none of them won the On-the-Go 4s of the Match award. It was because Ayush Badoni hit nine boundaries in his knock. The LSG star scored an unbeaten 55 off 30 balls with nine fours and a strike rate of 183.33.
The RuPay on the go four of the Match between Sunrisers Hyderabad & Lucknow Super Giants goes to Ayush Badoni. #TATAIPL | @RuPay_npci | #AskforRuPay | #RuPayCreditCardOnUPI | #SRHvLSG pic.twitter.com/Y4WoRwHLB6
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 8, 2024
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants Player of the Match award
A 16-ball fifty is not a regular sight, even in T20s. But Travis Head was certainly at his absolute best. He slammed the second-fastest fifth for SRH off 16 balls and made 89 runs off 30 balls, with 8 fours and 8 sixes at an unbelievable strike rate of 296.67. As a result, he won the Player of the Match award.
For his stellar performance with the bat, Travis Head wins the Player of the Match award 🏆
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 8, 2024
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/46Rn0QwHfi#TATAIPL | #SRHvLSG | @SunRisers pic.twitter.com/MCXUHtGxbn
Travis Head’s Stats in SRH vs LSG
| Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
| 89 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 296.67 |
SRH vs LSG: Key Points
Ayush Badoni and Nicholas Pooran helped LSG reach a fighting total of 165/4 after a horrible start in the first half, where Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up 2/12.
Travis Head slammed a 16-ball fifty, followed by a 19-ball fifty for Abhishek Sharma. Both openers added 107/0 in powerplay, which is the second-most runs ever in the first six overs. SRH reached 167/0 in 9.4 overs in script history and registered the fastest chase for 150 or more in the IPL.
